It had been a long time since my last post. I was lazy and kept procrastinating. It is always nice to look back on my blog posts, seeing my journey. So here I am back to posting again. This is the photo from the last year 2017. We went to Natural history museum in Santa…
Category: Travel
Santa Barbara Stern Wharf to the pier by a taxi boat
We are living in Santa Barbara. We usually get fish from fish market by the harbor. Today we decided to take a taxi boat from the pier to the harbor. It was very nice. We found sea lion lying down on a buoy. They were really cute. Besides we had to walk back to the…
Susan Quinlan Doll & Teddy Bear Museum & Library in Santa Barbara
This doll museum is a hidden gem in Santa Barbara. Not much people who live here know about this place. The owner of this museum loves to collect doll and teddy bear. She spend her whole life to collect this treasure. She made the glass window and put all dolls in there with her husband….
3 days camping in Yosemite: Yosemite falls
Day 1: This was back in end of June 2017. We camped at the camp ground the night before we started hiking. We woke up early around 5.30 a.m. when it was still dark. We had quick breakfast but we spent forever for packing. We literally started at 9.00 a.m. on the trail head. we…
Driftwood cafe: breakfast place in Lake Tahoe
Lately, I had been craving orange juice, especially fresh squeeze one so we were end up here at Driftwood cafe. We got omelet breakfast plate. Food was really nice and OJ was great.
Za: Italian restaurant in North Lake Tahoe
We went to Za, the Italian place in North Lake Tahoe, after a short hiking. We got baked eggplant with tomato sauce, Roasted Brussels sprouts and pasta. Food was okay, not great. Pasta plate was huge. My favorite dish was Roasted Brussels sprouts. It was tasty and smelt so good.
Little Truckee Ice Creamery: New tasty ice cream place in North Lake Tahoe
I needed something sweet after a hike. This ice-cream place was very close to the Donner trail that we went. We stopped here. This place just opened not long ago. I got chocolate and Ben got coffee flavor. My chocolate was concentrated and a bit bitter which I loved it very much. Coffee ice-cream tasted…
Donner peak: Day hike in North Lake Tahoe
This was back in June. I had never been to the north part of Lake Tahoe before so we decided to hike to Donner peak. There was a bit of water on the trail because the snow was melting down. As we got closer to the top, we found more snow up here. The trail…
MacDuff: British pub food in South Lake Tahoe
I was surprised by the food portion here. It was a lot. I could split it in three meals. This place was so popular. After we waited for a while, we got the table. I ordered corn beef. Ben got hamburger with french fried. Food was nice. I liked Ben’s hamburger more than mine.
Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe: so beautiful
Lake Tahoe is one of my favorite place in California, especially Emerald bay at south lake Tahoe. The small island is in the middle of the blue lake. It is a very beautiful scenery. The waterfall in the photo is Eagle fall. We parked a car by the road and took a picture of the…